A bill to provide Federal financial assistance to employers, labor organizations, or consortiums thereof, or other groups or individuals, to establish and operate occupational alcoholism programs for the diagnosis and treatment of alcohol abuse and alcoholism in employed persons, including managerial personnel, and their dependents, and for other purposes.
Occupational Alcoholism Prevention and Treatment Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, to make grants to employers, labor organizations, consortiums of employers or labor organizations, and to public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of establishing and operating occupational alcoholism programs.
Authorizes an appropriation not to exceed 2.5 percent of Federal taxes collected on alcohol to finance such programs for fiscal years 1982 through 1985.
Sets forth a formula for the allotment to the States of the funds appropriated by this Act.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education.
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety.
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